Improvement in seeding-machines



B. DBLONG. .Seeding-Machine Patented Jung 3,1879.

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BENJAMIN nELoNe, or cAUenDENoY, NEW vonk.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 216,025, dated June 3, 1879 application led March 18, 1879.

State of N ew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Seeding Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with 4 the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear,

and exact description.

The invention consists, essentially, in the combination, with a seed box or hopper provided with a series of discharge-openings, of a rock-shaft arranged longitudinally through the seed-box, and provided at each discharge opening with a separate oscillating segmental sweep having in its peripheral face oblique parallel grooves of uniform widths, whereby the seed is conveyed in a uniform stream to the discharge-openin gs from both sides thereof, and maintained uniformly distributed in the seed-box, and the danger of becoming'clogged is effectually obviated, all as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 2, a

plan view of same; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section taken on line x x in Fi g.' 2 5 Fig. 4, a transverse vertical `section on line y y in Fig. 2 5 and Fig. 5, an enlarged detail view of the device for feeding the discharge of the seeding apparatus.

Similar letters of reference indicate corres spondin g parts.

A represents an elongated seed box or hopper extended across the forward end of a frame, B, and pendent thereon. rllhe interior of the said seed-box is made with asemicircular or segmental bottom, and along the center or lowest part thereof it is provided with a series of apertures, a a, equidistant apart. Over the said apertures is arranged to slide longitudinally a plate, I), having a longitudinal slot, c, at each of the apertures a, so that by the sliding of said plate the openings in the bottom of the seed-box may be closed or opened to any required extent, and thus the egress of seed regulated. Centrally over the apertures in the bottom of the seed-box A is a rock-shaft, al, extended longitudinally through said seed-b0x, and upon this rock-shaft d are mounted a series of segmental sweeps, e, arranged over the openings a, and having their periphery in close proximity to the slide b. The peripheral face of the said sweeps is provided with oblique transverse grooves or channels c, as best 'seen in Fig. 5 of the drawings, which channels are of a uniform width throughout their length, and arran ged parallel to each other.

rlhe sweeps e receive an oscillating or reciprocal rotary movement from the rock-shaft d, which movelnent conveys the seed to the discharge-opening a alternately from opposite sides thereof, the iiow of the seed being rendered uniform by the uniformity of the dimen- .sions and the parallel arrangement of the grooves o. All lumps of 'dirt or other foreign substances which may enter the grooves of the sweeps and have a tendency to clog the feed are either crushed by the shearing action of the interjacent ribs of the grooved face of the sweep with the edge of the discharge-opening, or ejected by the reciprocal movement of the sweeps. The seed is maintained uniformly distributed throughout the length of the seedbox by the interposition of the sweep c, which prevents the thrust of the seed from end to end of said seed-box incident to the movement of the machine over uneven ground.

Back of the seed-box A, and connected with the sameframe B, are two land-rollers, R, which serve to crush the lumps of the soiland cover the seed, and at the same time furnish the powerfor actuating the feed mechanism in the seed-box A. The said rollers have at their respective outer ends a trunnion, f, journaled in a pedestal, p, attached to the under side of the frame B. The trunnion of one of the rollers is extended through the pedestal, and is provided at the outside thereof with acrank, g, which by the medium of a rod, r, is con nected with a crank, g', on the end of the rock shaft d, protruding through the end ofthe seedbox. The crank of the roller is made of a shorter stroke than that of the crank-shaft, so as to impart to the latter the requisite recip` rocal rotary motion. The inner end of the respective rollers is provided with a socket, h, in which is fitted a gudgeou, t', projecting from opposite sides of a brace, k, which is arranged between the rollers and extended across the frame B, and rigidly attached thereto.

To strengthen the said brace, and at the same time provide a simple, comparatively in.

expensive, and effective means for lubricating the gudgeons it', I construct the said brace in the form of a truss, having a center-post, l, and braces k 7c extended from near the top thereof toward the ends of the braces lc 7s, the Whole of which is cast in one piece and With a channel, on, extending the length 0f the post l, and intersecting a lateral channel, n, at the top of the gudgeons. The lubricant is introduced in the channel m at the upper extremity of the limb Z, which is of proper height to render it convenient of access for that purpose. The transverse channels n distribute theV lubricant to the bearings oi' the gud geons c' i.

Having described myinvention, what I claim 1s- In combination with a seed box or hopper provided With a series of discharge-openings,

`a rock-shaftarran ged lon gitudinally throu gh In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of March, 1879.

BENJAMIN DELONGF.v

Witnesses:

J. I. VAN DoREN, A. Woon. 

